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(No Model.) E. B. DRUMMOND.

CONVERTIBLE HEEL AND SOLE SHAVE. No. 351,428. Patented Oct. 26, 1886.

wwmaoo as 8W0 Mo 1 ERNEST B. DRUMMOND, OF MASSIES MILLS, VIRGINIA,ASSIGNOR OF ONE HALF TO .T. T. DRUMMOND, OF SAME PLACE.

CONVERTlBLE HEEL AND SOLE SHAVE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 351,428, dated October26, 1886.

Application filed June ll, 1886. Serial No. 204,862.

To (LZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Ennnsr B. Dnunnonn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Massies Mills, in the county of Nelson and State ofVirginia, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Convertible Heeland Sole Shaves, of which the following is a specifica- 01011.

My invention relates to an attachment for heel-shaving implements usedby shoe-makers and others for trimming the heel of a shoe; and itconsists of the peculiar construction and adaptation of parts forservice, substantially as hereinafter fully set forth, and specificallypointed out in theelaim.

The object of my invention is to provide an attachment to implements ofthe class above named whereby they may be used for trimming the sides ofthe soles of boots and shoes, and which will obviate the danger ofcutting or otherwise damaging the shoe-upper, to provide an attachmentwhich can be easily and readily adjusted on theimplement to adapt thelatter for use by either a right or lellihanded operator, and to providesuch a device which will be very cheap and inexpensive of manu facture,simple, strong {tilt durable in constrnction, and easily and rcadil yapplied and detached.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrates an attachment forheel-shaving implements embodying my invention, Figure l is aperspective View of my invention adjusted for use upon the heel-shavingimplement or tool. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view through theimplement and my improved attachment. Fig. 3 is a detached detail Viewof the attachment.

Referring to the drawings, in which like letters of reference denotecorresponding parts in all the figures, A designates the heel-shavingimplement, to which my improved attachment B is applied, which consists,essentially, of a guide, 0, a clamp, D, and a binding-screw, E, which iscarried by the clamp and retains the latter in proper position on theguide and the implement A.

No novelty is herein claimed on the implement A, as such device is incommon and extensive use throughout the country by the (Yo model.)

trade; but the invention in this case is confined exclusively to theattachment whcrcbytheimplement is adapted for trimming the side edges ofshoe-soles without danger of damaging the shoe-upper.

The guide 0 is made of asinglepiecc ofwood, metal, or othersuitablematerial, and it is made concavo-convox in form preferably, the con caveside thereof corresponding to the convex side of the implement A, overand on which the guide is adapted to lit snugly, so as to be preventedfrom lateraldisplacement, and permit its ready adjustment longitudinallythereon, to permit the device with the attachment to be used by either aright or left handed person by shifting the attachment from one side tothe other of the implement or tool. The guide 0 provided at or near oneend with an enlarged portion, which projects below the lower surfacethereof and forms a shoulder or ledge, c, which bears against the edgesof the implement or tool A, and serves to prevent the guide frommovementtransversely of the implement A.

The clamp D of the attachment B is provided at one end with aright-angled arm, d, that takes under and bears against the concave sideof the implement or tool A, and at its other end the clamp is furtherprovided with a similar right-angled arm, (1, which bears on or againstthe upper or convex side of the guide G, the arm (1 being provided witha transverse threaded opening, through which works the threaded shankol. a binding-screw, E, that bears on the guide 0 and clamps the latterand the clamp D to the tool or implement A.

The manner of using my invention is obvious from the l'oregoingdescription, taken in connection with the drawings. The guide is firstproperly fitted against the convex side of the implement A, so that itsshoulder a bears against the edge of the tool, and the clamp 1) is thenfitted over the tool and the guide, and the binding-screw turned to bearon the guide, and thus detachably connect the parts together.

The invention can be easily and readily applied and detached from theimplement with great ease and facility, and it is very simple and cheap.

The style of shaving implement shown in the accompanying drawings isknown in the trade as the Snell and Artherton heel-shaving device. By myattachment the'workman can instantly convert theheel-shaving implementinto an edge plane or shave for shaving the sole of the shoe, thusavoiding the necessity of purchasing two sets of tools for doing thiswork. v

As shown in Fig. 1, the attachment is adjusted for use bya left-handedperson. By loosening the screw E and sliding the attach- .ment towardthe handles on the other side the same device can be used by aright-handed person. I

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

In combination with the heel-shaving implement, comprising the twohandles and intermediate cutting portion, the attachment for convertingsaid implement into an edge or sole ERNEST B; DRUMMOND.

WVitnesses:

B. T. GORDON, E. L. KI-DD.

